Miner&#39;s lamp clip and stay



July lo, 1923,

N. FARLEY MINER'S LAMP CLIP AND STAY Filed April 28. 1922 Patented duly 1U, l923 l i r L aart? NEWTON renner, or, LILLYBnooK, wnsr VIRGINIA. j

Ii/IINERS LAMP CLIP AND STAY.

Application inea April as, 1922. 'serial No. 557,081.

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Be it knownthat I, NnwroN FAnLnY,v a citizen of the United States, residing at Lillybrook. in the county of Raleigh and State of lVest Virginia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Miners Lamp Clips and Stays; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the-invention, such as will :enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

Miners'7 caps areusually providedy at the front with a bracket or plate to which the lamp is attached by means of a hook. To

prevent swaying movement of the lamp and to steady and hold it in a given position, a clip or equivalent means is had recourse to and may act jointly with or independently of the attaching hook which generally forms a part of a miners lamp. The prese ent invention relates to a clip or fastener for attaching a miners lamp to the lamp bracket, plate or shield of a miners cap whether said lamp is provided with a suspendinghook or is devoid of such hook.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent and suggest themselves as the nature of the invention is understood.

W'hile the drawings 'illustrate an embodiment of the invention it is to be understood that in adapting the same to meet different conditions and requirements, various changes in the form, proportion and minor details of vconstruction may be resorted to without departing from the nature of the invention.

Referring to the accompanying ydrawings forming a part of the application,

Figure l is a side view of a miners cap and attached lamp illustrating the application of the invention,

Figure 2 is a diagrammatic plan view, and

Figure 3 is a detail viewof a modified form of clip, the jaws being straight.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description and designated in the several views of the drawings by like reference characters. j

The numeral l designates a miners cap which is provided at the front with a bracket 2 or lamp supporting plate yor Shield The numeral designates a miners lamp of the type for using carbide, the same having the usual hook 4 for engaging the bracket 2 or` like supporting part. These parts Amay be of any desired construction f and are illustrated to demonstrate the application of the invention, y

T he lamp clip and stay comprises a clamp for engaging' the bracket 2 or like part and a. holder for receiving the lamp. The clamp comprises a bar 5 having .jaws 6 at opposite ends for engaging ythe edges of the bracket 2 and a bolt 7 or like part passing through openings formed-in the jaws 6 and extending along the rear side of the bracket 2, the latter being comprised between the bolt 7 and the bar 5, thereby precluding any possible displacement of the clamp from the bracket after being' properly positioned. The bar 5 and jaws 6 constitute parts of a strip of spring metal, said bar curving forwardly more or less according to the ycontraction of the jaws 6 to grip the bracket 2 by tightening of the bolt or analogous fastening 7. The jaws 6 may be curved, as indicated most clearly in Figure 2, or they may be straight, as shown in Figure 3. Spaced arms 8 project forwardly from opposite end portions of the bar 5 and may Aform a part thereof or be provided in any manner. The hook or holder for receiving the lamp 3 comprises complemental curved members 9 which are hingedly connected at one end, as indicated at 10, and each of which members is hingedly connected intermediate its ends to the respective arms 8. The members 9 are resilient, being formed of spring metal whereby lto readily conform to the lamp Sand firmly grip the same when in position. The hinged joint l() is disposed at the rear of the clip or holder adjacent the clamp and midway between the arms 8 thereof. When the hinge joint l0 is thrown forwardly, the members 9 turn on their hinge or pivot connections ll with the arms 8, whereby their outer ends spread to admit of placing the lamp in position between the members 9. After the lamp has been placed in position, a rearward pressure thereon moves the hinged joint l0 rearwardly7 thereby turning the members 9 about their pivots ll and closing the same so as to grip the lamp and retain it in position. The spring action of the clip er holder facilitated by the resiliency et thebar 5, the clip operating by a snap acv tion both in engaging and releasing the lamp. l f y What is claimed is:

1. Attaching means for a mine-rs lamp v comprising a clamp including a resilient bar having spaced arms projectingv therefrom, and a holder comprisingl complemental members hingedly connected at one endy and having hinged connection'inter-V mediate their ends to the respective arms whereby the last .mentioned hinge connection and resiliency of the bar enableV the connected ends 'of the holder members lto move across a line passing through the point of connection of the holder members to the arms. i y f v y 2; Attaching means 'for a miners lamp comprising'a resilient bar having jaws at opposite ends, fastening means connecting the jaws for gripping aminers cap bracket therebetween. arms projecting from the bar,

and oppositely curved lamp'gripping members hinged at one end and' hinged intermediate their ends to the respective arms whereby the last .mentioned hinge connection and resiliency .ofthe bar enable the connected ends'of the holder members to move across a line passing through the point of connection of the holder members to the arms.

3. A ydevice of the class described includ'-V In testimony `Whereoi1 l aiiix my'signa-f ture in presence of awitness.

' `Y f v NEWTON FARLEY.

Witness BENNETT S. Jomis.vr f 

